2013 NFL Draft - Saints Big Board

this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by hagan714
there are some really nice red flag players this year with positive feed back from Dr. so many so that your guess is as good as mine were the heck they go.
from round 1 to ...

there are some really nice red flag players this year with positive feed back from Dr. so many so that your guess is as good as mine were the heck they go.

from round 1 to round 4. i have seen it on other sites too and the i lol because this year draft has the so called pro's all screwed up

now he has gone from pup to season IR? damn he is going to get screwed if that does not get cleared up asap

Notes of his injury has him from having a bad foot to his toe...

...My guess is that his injury probably was a Lisfranc - though recoverable, would render him ineffective for nearly a year - and his advisors have kept that information under the shelf so as not to affect his draft value...

Who reported that about Jarvis, his agent? Because I haven't heard anything, you would think that would've been on the news somewhere. If true that changes a lot.

Originally Posted by Dan Pompei

*Jarvis Jones’ neck injury is starting to look like it might be a non-issue on draft day, and there is little chance he will fall out of the top 10. In a medical report that was sent to NFL teams, leading orthopedist Craig Brigham refutes that Jones ever had a significant spinal cord contusion. When he was at Southern Cal, the pass rusher was diagnosed with one, and Southern Cal did not allow him to play in 2010. Jones transferred to Georgia and played two seasons with no problems. Brigham concluded that Jones either had a very mild incident of spinal cord concussion or merely a stinger that has long since resolved. Even if another similar injury occurred, Brigham concluded it would not be a career ending issue. After recently examining Jones, Brigham concluded, “Jarvis is cleared to play without restriction.”

Taylor has all the tools to be a very good safety in this league for a long time, but just like Jones his medical condition (Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome) causes teams to pause. So that's why the Georgia Tech transfer was rated as a 7-FA before the draft process played out. That is about the time that Taylor started rising. He was cleared medically and proceeded to tear up workouts.

Measuring in at a 6' 5" and 238 lbs, he is massive for a defensive back. That big of a safety should not be running 4.55 in the 40-yard dash, but he does. His footwork and decisiveness are also some of the things that are going to make him a steal in the fifth round.